Past or present?
Active: Sarah painted the house.
Passive: The house was painted by Sarah.
Verb to be
+ past participle
Active:
Was or were?
The man cleaned the windows
Passive: The windows ...............................................................
Active: The Smiths own that house.
Passive: That house ................................................................
Smith is their
family name
Past or present?
is, are, was were
Active: Mrs Smith planted the flowers.
Passive: .....................................................................................................
Active: Sarah feeds the cat.
Passive: .......................................................................................................
Active: A child drew that picture.
Passive: ............................................................................................................
Active: The dog bit the postman’s leg.
Passive: ..........................................................................................................
Active: The man ................................................................
PRESENT, Passive:
PAST, ...............................................................................
PAST PARTICIPLE
Active:
Oon made the Spring rolls.
draw drew
drawn
do
bite
didPassive:
done
........................................................................................................................
bit bitten
Active: Woody did the washing up.
Passive: ........................................................................................................................
Answer Key:
Active: Sarah painted the house.
Passive: The house was painted by Sarah.
Active: The man cleaned the windows
Passive: The windows were cleaned by the man.
Active: The Smiths own that house.
Passive: That house is owned by the Smiths.
Active: Mrs Smith planted the flowers.
Passive: The flowers were planted by Mrs Smith.
Active: Sarah feeds the cat.
Passive: The cat is fed by Sarah.
Active: A child drew that picture.
Passive: That picture was drawn by a child.
Active: The dog bit the postman’s leg.
Passive: The postman’s leg was bitten by the dog.
Active: The man bit the dog.
Passive: The dog was bitten by the man.
Active: Oon made the Spring rolls.
Passive: The spring rolls were made by Oon.
Active: Woody did the washing up.
Passive: The washing up was done by Woody.